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Lady Gaga has bowed to the pressure of hackers (and also the fact that everyone is talking about the new Katy Perry single), and has premiered the full version of her new single 'Applause'. Listen below.
Last week, her track 'Burqa' appeared online ahead of release. When asked by fans what she thought of the leak, she replied simply: "Please take these down as much as possible."
Taking to Twitter to unveil the track today, Gaga posted:
DUE TO HACKERS AN ABUNDANCE OF LOW/HIGH QUALITY LEAKS...WE ISSUE THIS POP MUSIC EMERGENCY...MONSTERS SPREAD THE WORD
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 12, 2013
Listen to 'The Applause' by Lady Gaga below:
Since then, she's been using social networks to ask fans to 'respect artists' and avoid all leaks of 'Applause'. Yesterday, Gaga sent a post to Katy Perry after her single 'Roar' leaked too. She tweeted:
Wanna grab some shovels and fuck up some hackers? @katyperry excited to hear your ROAR, sorry to hear about your truck!
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 11, 2013
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